Ronaldo Peña
Ronaldo Luis Peña Vargas (born 10 March 1997) is a Venezuelan Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for Portuguesa F.C., Portuguesa. Club career Caracas Peña made his debut as a senior with Caracas FC's B-team after coming through the club's youth academy. He first appeared with the main squad on 23 February 2014 by starting and scoring in a 4–1 home win Deportivo La Guaira in a Venezuelan Primera División, Primera División match. He appeared in a further three matches for the first team before being loaned to Portuguesa F.C., Portuguesa FC on 25 August. On 22 July 2015, Peña was loaned to UD Las Palmas for two years. After spending nearly nine months without playing a single match for the club due to bureaucratic problems, he made his debut with UD Las Palmas C, the C-team on 10 April 2016 by scoring a hat-trick in a 4–0 home routing of CD Becerril. Promoted to UD Las Palmas Atlético, the reserves ahead of the 201 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Acarigua
Acarigua (), founded as San Miguel de Acarigua in 1620, is a city in northwestern Venezuela, in the northern part of the state of Portuguesa (state), Portuguesa and its former capital. It encompasses the Páez municipality. It is a major commercial center for the northern Llanos region of South America. It is contiguous with the neighboring city of Araure. Etymology The name Acarigua comes from the indigenous word ''Hacarygua'', given to the land by the indigenous Gayon language, Gayón people. The name ''San Miguel de Acarigua,'' given to the area by Spanish conquistadores, follows the Spanish Catholic tradition of naming cities after saints. History The first accounts of the ''Hacarygua'' territory was in the writings of German colonizer Nikolaus Federmann, Nicolás Federmann, who arrived in one of the area's Indigenous peoples in Venezuela, indigenous villages on December 15, 1530. He was headed to southwestern Llanos territory to search for the mythical city of El Dorado ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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El Universal (Caracas)
''El Universal'' is a major Venezuelan newspaper, headquartered in Caracas.Browning, Mark (2003),Venezuela, ''World Press Encyclopedia'' ''El Universal'' is part of the Latin American Newspaper Association (Spanish, ''Periodicals Associates Latin-Americans''), an organization of leading newspapers in Latin America. Its main rival is ''El Nacional (Caracas), El Nacional.'' The newspaper does not disclose circulation figures. History ''El Universal'' was founded in April 1909 in Caracas by the Venezuelan poet Andrés Mata (writer), Andrés Mata and his friend Andrés Vigas, being the oldest of current Venezuelan newspapers. 20th century Its first headquarters were located in a house between the corners of Sociedad and San Francisco de Caracas, where Daniel Aramburu's printing press worked. The first issue, which came out that same day, was published on Marinoni machines of French origin. The editors of this first issue were Rafael Silva in the chronicle, Francisco López Mo ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Minnesota United FC
Minnesota United Football Club, often shortened to MNUFC, is an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The club began play in the 2017 Major League Soccer season, 2017 season as the league's 22nd club, and replaced the North American Soccer League (2011–2017), North American Soccer League (NASL) franchise of the Minnesota United FC (2010–2016), same name. The club played its home games at the TCF Bank Stadium, on the campus of the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, for its first two seasons in MLS play. Minnesota United completed construction of Allianz Field, a soccer-specific stadium in St. Paul's Midway, Saint Paul, Midway neighborhood, in early 2019. Minnesota United's ownership is led by William W. McGuire, Bill McGuire, former CEO of UnitedHealth Group, and includes other Minnesot ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Austin Bold FC
Austin Bold FC (ABFC) was an American professional association football, soccer team located in Austin, Texas. Founded in 2017, the team made its debut in the USL Championship in 2019. In 2021, Austin Bold FC announced it would be moving to Fort Worth, Texas leaving Circuit of the Americas at the end of the season but may have to wait until 2023, depending on the construction of their stadium. the team remains inactive. Stadium The club played at Bold Stadium on the grounds of the Circuit of the Americas race track, located between the amphitheater and the grand plaza. The first goal in the stadium was scored by Kléber Giacomazzi de Souza Freitas, Kleber Giacomazzi in a 1–0 win against San Antonio FC on March 30, 2019. Ownership Bobby Epstein, chairman of the Circuit of the Americas, has led the ownership group after becoming majority owner in 2017. He became involved in a public relations battle with Anthony Precourt, the primary owner of Austin FC, who had been sanctione ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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CONCACAF Champions League
The CONCACAF Champions Cup, formerly known as CONCACAF Champions League (2008–2023), is an international association football competition organized by CONCACAF as its top continental tournament for clubs from North America, Central America, and the Caribbean. The champions automatically qualify for the FIFA Club World Cup and the FIFA Intercontinental Cup. The tournament currently uses a knockout format; it had a group stage prior to the 2018 edition. Unlike its European and South American counterparts, the winners of the CONCACAF Champions Cup does not automatically qualify for the following edition of the tournament. The title has been won by 30 clubs, 14 of which have won the title more than once. Liga MX from Mexico is the most successful league, with 40 titles in total. The second most successful league is the Liga FPD from Costa Rica, with six titles in total. Club América and Cruz Azul are the most successful club in the competition, winning seven titles eac ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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New York Red Bulls
The New York Red Bulls are an American professional association football, soccer club based in the New York metropolitan area. The Red Bulls compete in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Eastern Conference (MLS), Eastern Conference. The club was established in October 1994 and began play in the league's inaugural season in 1996 as the New York/New Jersey MetroStars. In 2006, the team was sold to Red Bull GmbH and re-branded as part of the company's global network of soccer clubs. The Red Bulls have played their home matches at Sports Illustrated Stadium in Harrison, New Jersey, since 2010, having previously played at Giants Stadium. The club is one of two teams in MLS based in the New York metropolitan region along with New York City FC, which entered the league in 2015. The two teams compete against each other in the Hudson River Derby. Other rivals include the New England Revolution and fellow MLS originals D.C. United. The Red Bulls have reached the MLS Cup fin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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FC Dallas
FC Dallas is an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The franchise began play in 1996 as a charter club of the league. The club was founded in 1995 as the Dallas Burn before adopting its current name in 2004. Since 2005, Dallas have played in the DFW area's northern suburbs at the 20,500-capacity soccer-specific stadium, soccer-specific Toyota Stadium (Texas), Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas; home games in the club's early years were played at the Cotton Bowl (stadium), Cotton Bowl. The team is owned by the Hunt Sports Group led by brothers Clark Hunt and Dan Hunt, who is the team's president. The Hunt family also owns the National Football League, NFL's Kansas City Chiefs and part of the Chicago Bulls. FC Dallas in 2016 Major League Soccer season, 2016 won their first Supporters' Shield. In 2010 MLS Cup, ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Sporting Kansas City
Sporting Kansas City is an American professional Association football, soccer club based in the Kansas City metropolitan area. The club competes in Major League Soccer (MLS) as a member of the Western Conference (MLS), Western Conference. The administrative offices are located in Downtown Kansas City, downtown Kansas City, Missouri, and the team clubhouse and practice facilities are located in Kansas City, Kansas. The team has played its home matches at Children's Mercy Park since 2011. Sporting Kansas City began play in 1996 as a charter team in the league, then named Kansas City Wiz. The team was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1995. Starting in 1997, the franchise was named Kansas City Wizards. The team rebranded in November 2010, coinciding with its move to its new home stadium, Children's Mercy Park. Since moving across the state line, they have been the only major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada, major professional sports league franchise to play their ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Major League Soccer
Major League Soccer (MLS) is a professional Association football, soccer league in North America and the highest level of the United States soccer league system. It comprises 30 teams, with 27 in the United States and 3 in Canada, and is sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation. MLS is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada. The league is headquartered in Midtown Manhattan. The predecessor of MLS was the North American Soccer League (1968–84), North American Soccer League (NASL), which existed from 1968 until 1984. MLS was founded in 1993 as part of the United States' successful bid to host the 1994 FIFA World Cup. The 1996 Major League Soccer season, inaugural season took place in 1996 with ten teams. MLS experienced financial and operational struggles in its first few years, losing millions of dollars and folding two teams in 2002. Since then, developments such as the proliferation of soccer-specific stadiums around the league ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vitória F
Vitoria or Vitória may refer to: People * Francisco de Vitoria (c. 1483–1546), a Spanish Renaissance theologian * Alberto Vitoria (1956–2010), Spanish footballer * Rui Vitória (born 1970), Portuguese retired footballer * Sofia Vitória (born 1979), Portuguese singer * Steven Vitória (born 1987), Canadian soccer player Places Brazil * Vitória, Espírito Santo, capital city of the state of Espírito Santo * Vitória (island), on which the city in Espírito Santo is located * Vitória de Santo Antão, city in Pernambuco * Vitória da Conquista, city in the state of Bahia * Greater Vitória, an administrative unit of Brazil * Vitória Brasil, a municipality in the state of São Paulo, Brazil * Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Vitória, Brazil * Vitória, Salvador, a neighborhood in the Brazilian city of Salvador in the state of Bahia Portugal * Vitória (Porto), a parish of the Portuguese city of Porto Spain * Roman Catholic Diocese of Vitoria, Spain * Vitoria-Ga ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Primeira Liga
The Primeira Liga (), also known as Liga Portugal Betclic for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in Portugal and the highest level of the Portuguese football league system. Organised and supervised by the Liga Portugal, it has been contested by 18 teams since the 2014–15 season, with the three lowest-placed teams relegated to the Liga Portugal 2 and replaced by the top-three non-reserve teams from this division. Founded in 1934 as Campeonato da Liga da Primeira Divisão, it was named Campeonato Nacional da Primeira Divisão from 1938 until 1999, when it was changed to its current naming. Over 70 teams have competed in the Primeira Liga, but only five have been crowned champions. Among them, the " Big Three" teams – Benfica (38 wins), Porto (30) and Sporting CP (21) – have won all but two Primeira Liga titles; the other winners are Belenenses ( 1945–46) and Boavista ( 2000–01). The Primeira Liga reached a world ranking of fourth ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2016–17 Tercera División
The 2016–17 Tercera División was the fourth tier in Spanish football. It began on 20 August 2016 and ended on 26 June 2017 with the promotion play-off finals. Competition format *The top four eligible teams in each group will play the promotion playoffs. *The champion of each group will qualify to the 2017–18 Copa del Rey. If the champion is a reserve team, the first non-reserve team will qualify instead. *In each group, at least three teams will be relegated to Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol, Regional Divisions. Group 1 – Galicia (Spain), Galicia Teams League table ;Top goalscorers ;Top goalkeeper Group 2 – Asturias Teams League table ;Top goalscorers ;Top goalkeeper Group 3 – Cantabria Teams League table ;Top goalscorers ;Top goalkeeper Group 4 – Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country Teams League table ;Top goalscorers ;Top goalkeeper Group 5 – Catalonia Teams League table ;Top goalscorers ;Top ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |